Invalidity · first instance · 2018-06-28
000010653
Contested design: 002771816-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay the applicant’s costs fixed at EUR 750.
Show verbatim operative text
The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. Registered Community design No 002771816-0001 is declared invalid. The holder bears the applicant’s costs, fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Niche Product Sales LLC
United States (US)
578NW Merchantile Place, Port Saint Lucie 34896, United States of America
Holder · RCD owner
Nantong ANT Machinery Co. Ltd.via PDF extraction
China (CN)
No. 280 Fuyuan Road, Economic Development Area of Qidong City, Jinagsu 226200, People’s Republic of China
Prior art cited (1)
micro dumpers
RCD No 000718762-0001 · Community Designs Bulletin · disclosed 2007-07-31
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier RCD No 000718762-0001 for micro dumpers.
- ›The holder argued the contested design was new and had individual character, and said the applicant had not properly invoked lack of individual character.
- ›The Division accepted disclosure of the earlier RCD, rejected the novelty claim because the differences were not immaterial, but found the shared core structure decisive for overall impression.
- ›Given substantial design freedom and only minor visible differences, the Division held the contested design lacked individual character and declared it invalid in full.
Deciding panel
- MemberGailė SAKALAITĖ
- MemberAlvaro SESMA MERINO
- MemberNatascha GALPERIN
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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